The federal government remains “absolutely committed” to restoring campus services and amenities, according to youth minister Kate Ellis. And while her office won’t reveal how she plans to achieve this, in the wake of last week’s 34-all Senate rejection of ...
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How the other half (may) live: university presses face challenging questions and interesting times
Australian academics rely heavily on the output of international scholarly publishers. Robin Derricourt recently encountered some troubling quandries of his North American counterparts. Even in hard times our American colleagues do it well. Meeting in the massive halls of the ...
More »AEI: the Indian giver of market intelligence
Australian Education International, DEEWR’s international arm, has overlooked Australia’s second-largest, fastest growing and most sensitive international education market in the “market data snapshots” it produces on individual countries. AEI has produced 34 of the snapshots, designed to furnish stakeholders with ...
More »NMIT’s higher education seamless, but at times needs separation: AUQA
Northern Melbourne Institute of Technology is breaking new ground with its single seamless delivery of courses from VET certificates to bachelors degrees, according to the institute’s recent Australian Universities Quality Audit. But the institute at times struggles with that seamlessness ...
More »What’s a PhD worth?
The debate over whether undergraduates should contribute to the cost of their studies is done and dusted. It is now generally accepted that because university studies benefit the graduate, their employer and society at large, all should pay – ideally ...
More »India to regulate its own agents
India’s governments are developing legislation to regulate educational agents operating in the subcontinent, according to a member of the delegation of high-level public servants, police and education officials that toured the country last month. Tony Zalewski, who represented the Australian ...
More »Curtin proposal for medical school risks oversupply
Curtin University last week revealed a plan to establish a medical school and has engaged a former WA director-general of health Dr Neale Fong to undertake a detailed three-month study to refine the proposal. But critics say Australia is expecting ...
More »Students expect little action on youth allowance – but welcome talks
Education minister Julia Gillard is convening a roundtable to discuss the proposed youth allowance changes with some of their youthful critics. But she appears unlikely to budge on the proposals – not without a quid pro quo, at any rate. ...
More »Evans amplifies visa scrutiny
The immigration department is ramping up its scrutiny of student visa applications from people in six countries, including India, in an effort to stamp out visa fraud and ensure applicants have enough money to live and study in Australia. Immigration ...
More »First TAFE nursing intake challenges education paradigm
This week will see the arrival of the first cohort of students to enrol in Holmesglen TAFE’s controversial bachelor of nursing degree. Education minister Julia Gillard approved Holmesglen’s application for 40 Commonwealth-supported nursing places in April in the face of ...
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